slideful

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noun

The amount that fits on a microscope slide.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounslideful (plural slidefuls or slidesful)

plural slidefuls · plural slidesful

  1. The amount that fits on a microscope slide.
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    Orientation is now accomplished with the greatest ease. In cutting, the knife is wet with the clearing medinm given above. The sections may be arranged in serial order on the knife-blade until a slideful is obtained, when they are transferred, balsam and cover applied. By this method long series may be readily handled.

    1892 August, A. C. Eyclesheimer, “Notes on Celloidin Technique”, in F. Jeffrey Bell, editor, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, part 4, London: Williams & Norgate, page 565

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